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 116 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cas. 149, 150. 1924. October 1, October 18 November 1, November 14,_and December 1, shall be released simultaneously with the cotton·g1nn1ng reports of the Bureau of the Census relating to the same dates, the two reports to be issued from the same place at eleven o’clock antemeridian of the eighth day following that to which the respective reports relate. When such date of release falls on Sunday or a legal ol1day, the report shall be issued at eleven o’clock antemeridian of the next succeedi workda. _ _ pggiimmm laws N- Sud? 2. All laivs and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Approved, May 3, 1924. M§Y?§£j4' hg-HAP. 150.-An Act To authorize the deferring of payments of reclamation c 8%- _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the %{°§,'§"’§§§,‘;‘;,{",,§*‘ ,0, United State; of America in Oongrese assembled, That the Secretary vavmagt by *¤*¤*, of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, §,,,°,,,,“'§,’Q.,ee¤ on to defer the dates of payments of any charges, rentals, and penalties which have accrued prior to the 2d day 0 March, 1924, under the act of June 17, 1902 (Thirty-second Statutes at Large, page 388), and amendatory and supplemental acts or prior to that date, as against water users on any irriglation project bein constructed or operated and maintained under the direction of the éommissioner of Indian Affairs, as may, in his judgment, be necessary in or concernname;. ing any irrigation project now existin under said act: Provided, T""°’“““· That no payment shall be deferred ungler this section in any partA¤:;1$§¤(j>¤¤¤¥¤i¤=· ticular case beyond March 1, 1927: Provided, That upon such adjust- ° °" ment being made, any penalties or interest which may have accrued in connection with such unpaid construction and operation and maintenance charges shall be canceled, and in lieu thereof the amount so 1¤¢¤r¤¤¤t¤b¤¤¤id· due, and the payment of which is hereby extended, shall draw interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum, paid annuall from the time said amount became due to date of payment: And, provided Penalty if 1>¤i¤<=ivs¤ further, That in case the principal and interest herein provided for and interest not paid . . . . ., semen. are not paid in the manner and at the time provided by this section, any penalty now provided by law shall thereupon attach from the dage of syiclh degault. d d I Un axe eharsw mv nc, 2. at w iere an in ivi ua water user or individual a li-
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‘°’·3’· ¥’·°“· or being constructed under the act of June 17, 1902 (Thirt -second Statutes at Large, page 388), or any act amendatory thereoiy or supplementary thereto, makes application prior to January 1, 1925, alleging that he will be unable to make the payments as required in section 1 hereof, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized in his discretion prior to March 1, 1925, to add such accrued and unpaid charges to the construction charge of the land of such water user or Qygxwggg applicant, and to distribute such accumulated charges equally over iiiis. each of the subsequent years, beginning with the year 1925. or, in the discretion of the Secretary, distribute a total of onc—fourth over the first half of the remaining years of the 20-year period beginning with the year 1925, and three-fourths over the second half of such period, so as to complete the payment during the remaining vears of the 20·year period of payment of the original construction vcharge: penalties Provided, That upon such adjustment being made, any penalties or arc.,tobecance1ed. ’ interest which may have accrued in connection with such unpaid construction and operation and maintenance charges shall be canceled, and in lieu thereof the amount so due, and the payment of which is hereby extended, shall draw interest at the rate of 5 per